Nick Jones
Managing Editor
Nick has been involved in the online poker industry for over two decades, at various times a professional poker player, poker coach, video instructor, blogger, software developer, journalist and editor. In 2011, he co-founded pokerfuse, and was for many years the lead writer and Editor in Chief of and our industry trade site, Poker Industry PRO. Today, he leads overall site strategy and product development.
Shuffle Master Pulls Out of Ongame Deal
Shuffle Disaster: bwin.party resumes search to find a buyer for its surplus asset.
PartyPoker’s Mac App Adds Tourney Support
PartyPoker has announced that its Mac application has come out of public beta-testing, and now supports more of its…
Hollywood Poker Closes, Migrates Players to RedKings
Ongame skin Hollywood Poker abruptly closed today, updating its website to state only that it had stopped offering…
“Fiscal Uncertainty” Causing High Volume Players to Avoid Spanish Online Poker Rooms
Modest beginnings for online poker in Spain, with “professionals and high-value customers” staying away from Spanish sites due to income tax confusion.
iPoker Confirms Network Split from September 1
New network rules will grade operators based on active and new player numbers, with certain tables only available to top-tier rooms.
Ivey Officially Sucks, Goes 0-5 in WSOP Final Tables
Phil Ivey has solidified his position as one of the live poker’s biggest fish by failing to win a single final…
Rafa Nadal Signs with PokerStars
The signing of world tennis #2 Rafael Nadal to PokerStars Team SportsStars is the biggest celebrity endorsement in online poker history.
Microgaming Skin 5050 Poker Closes Following 2-Table Cap Imposition
5050poker, a poker room on the Microgaming Network, has closed over what is apparently a dispute over a new network…
Microgaming to Adopt Opaque Rake Allocation System for Operators
Players will continue to receive rakeback based on weighted-contributed model thanks to a “dual layer” system.
Patrik Antonius Promotes iGame.com with New Heads Up Challenge
Team Full Tilt pro will take on one competitor in a live-streamed event with a €20k prize.
Four Domainers to Fight Over “.poker” Top-Level Domain
Auction for contested suffixes will be held later this year • Only the gambling companies Ladbrokes and William Hill are looking to purchase personalized suffixes • .bet, .bingo, .lotto, .win, .bid also on the list.
Revolution Overtakes Merge as Largest US-Facing Poker Network
Lock Poker’s new Revolution Gaming Network has become the largest network of online poker players still serving…
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